Ok guys, I have my front shocks set to where I really like them. My rear shock is where I need a little extra help. I dont exactly understand what everything does when adjusting it. I have the resivor set to 1, and I understand that part. Now on the shock, you can spin the spring, how do i know if I need to loosen or tighten the spring tension? And finally, the **** on the bottom, What does that adjust, and how do u adjust it? Is it just hard to get to, or is there a trick? Thanks for all of the help. Brad

 

If you can spin the rear spring by hand, your pre-load is set wayyyyy too loose.

Preload should be set for you to sag the rear end about 3" after you sit on it, do a before and after seated measurement off the rear grab bar.

Don't just stop at "1" on the ressies compression setting, I've gone on past the first 8 settings for a much softer compression dampning. My thinking is to let the suspension work through the stroke and not load up.

The bottom "knurled billet" **** on the shock is the rebound rate, or how fast the shock comes back up from an compressed state. You want a pretty fast rebound setting, but at a slightly dampened rate.

I find most people have their shocks set way too stiff, and don't let it soak up the woops and bumps using the whole stroke of the shock.

After you get the springs preload setting dialed in, then lower the dampning on both ***** for very fast shock response rate, then start to stiffen it up from there for your local terrain and riding style.


Heapster -

 

Does everyone else do this?? Do you guys agree, if not, what are your suggestions?? Thanks. I am getting ready to go to little Sahara in Oklahoma. I mostly ride trails and dunes down there. Does suspension being set right help at all for drag racing?? I want to be set right for that too. I have the front end set low already. Thanks. Brad

 

I have found that 3" of Preload is way too little for me. It makes it feel like a stink bug. It over powers the front and makes you feel like your sliding towards the front the whole time. I'm probably about 4_3/4" with about 1_1/2" of sag in the front. This way the rear sits a little lower and feels like you can slide it around alot more easily. Heapster is right in that you want the shock to react as quickly as possible on rebound(without bucking you over the bars), and use up all of your travel on compression without causing harsh bottoming. The best set-up for your compression is to have it bottom out(but not harshly) on the largest impact, and also have enough rebound to come back to a fully extended stance when hitting consecutive bumps(ie:whoops). Everyone likes something different when it comes to Preload, so toy with it and set it up for your personal tastes. What works for one my not work for another. Good luck [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]